ZTC Course & Resource

Introduction to Mass Communications

Course Discipline: Communication Studies
Course Institution: Orange Coast College
C-ID: COMM 180 - Introduction to Communication Studies or Introduction to Communication Theory
Cal-GETC Area: Area 3B - Humanities
Created From ZTC Degree Grant Program

Resource

The Introduction to Mass Communications Book

Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: HTML (i.e., website)
Resource Platform: LibreTexts
Resource License: CC BY-NC-SA
Author: Various Sources - Orange Coast College
Resource URL: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Orange_Coast_College/The_Introduction_to_Mass_Communication_Book
Resource Description:

This textbook, The Introduction to Mass Communication Book, was created using OER materials on the LibreText website, with the intent of reducing costs for in-person Intro to Mass Comm students. The book is a conventionally-structured mass media textbook. The original copyright-free source materials contained instances of outdated information, and much of this was corrected in a custom 2025 update.

 

Statewide Impact:

Mass Communication classes are offered at many community colleges statewide, to fulfill GE and major requirements, and textbooks typically cost $60 to $200. This OER textbook, intended for a survey course, provides a solid foundation to understand history, theory, and contemporary industries.

 

About the Professor:

I’ve been a full-time professor since 2001in the Communication Studies (formerly Speech) department at Orange Coast College. I earned my M.F.A. from Chapman University where I focused on Film, Television and New Media.